DC Lab - 4-wire Resistance Measurement

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will perform a 4-wire Kelvin resistance measurement and learn how to accurately measure resistance.

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Look-up Tables

Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…

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Voltmeter Impact on Measured Circuit

Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…

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pH Measurement

A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…

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Differentiator and Integrator Circuits

By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…

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Si Lab - Differential Amplifier

In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a BJT differential amplifier and learn about a fundamental building block that is the basis of most operational amplifiers.

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AC Lab - Sensing AC Magnetic Fields

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.

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Impedance Matching With Transformers

Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…

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IGBTs

Because of their insulated gates, IGFETs of all types have extremely…

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Inductors

∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! A 5 H inductor is subjected to an electric…

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Analysis Techniques for Series Parallel Resistor Circuits

Guidelines to Series-Parallel Combination Circuit Analysis The goal of…

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Si Lab - Bipolar Transistor as a Switch

In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.

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Design Project: Voltmeter

The most important component of your voltmeter will be the…

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Pi-Match Impedance Matching Calculator

This calculator is designed to compute the parameters required to design a Pi-Match Impedance Circuit

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Voltmeter Design

As was stated earlier, most meter movements are sensitive devices.…

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555 Lab - Blue LED Flasher With Voltage Doubler

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a blue LED flasher using a 555 timer and learn the basic theory of a voltage doubler using a transistor switch and a capacitor.

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Meter Check of a Transistor (JFET)

Testing a JFET with a multimeter might seem to be a relatively easy…

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Battery Ratings

Because batteries create current flow in a circuit by exchanging…

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Microprocessor Programming

What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…

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OpAmp Oscillator Circuits

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

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Circuit Simplification Examples

Let’s begin with a semiconductor gate circuit in need of…

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The Exclusive-OR Function: The XOR Gate

What Is an XOR Gate? One element conspicuously missing from the set of…

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DC Lab - Rheostat Range Limiting

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use series and parallel resistor networks to precisely adjust the range and zero point of a rheostat.

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Simultaneous Equations for Circuit Analysis

Solve this equation for the value of x: x + 5 = 8 How many exact…

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Summary of Filters

As lengthy as this chapter has been up to this point, it only begins…

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The Gated S-R Latch

It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…

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Boolean Rules for Simplification

Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…

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Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

This calculator uses Faraday's and Lenz's laws to calculate the magnitude and polarity of the induced electromotive force (EMF) caused by a change in magnetic flux through a closed-loop coil.

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True, Reactive, and Apparent Power

Reactive Power We know that reactive loads such as inductors and…

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Common Antiderivatives

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Contact “Bounce”

When a switch is actuated and contacts touch one another under the…

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Contributors (1)

Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

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How to Calculate Power in a Series and Parallel Circuit

When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…

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IGBTs

Because of their insulated gates, IGFETs of all types have extremely…

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Biasing Techniques (IGFET)

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Microprocessor Programming

What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…

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Radar Maximum Range Calculator

This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect

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AC Waveforms

Radio waves are comprised of oscillating electric and magnetic fields,…

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Bipolar Junction Transistors

The bipolar junction transistor (BJT) was named because its operation…

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Wire Stripline Impedance Calculator

A calculator for computing the impedance of a wire stripline.

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Time-delay Relays

What are Time-Delay Relays? Some relays are constructed with a kind of…

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Basic Electromagnetic Relays

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze relay…

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Resistivity Calculator

This calculator calculates the resistivity of a component based on its resistance value, length, and cross-sectional area.

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Band-stop Filters

How to Create a Band-stop Filter? Also called band-elimination,…

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Differential Transistor Amplifiers

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

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Magnetic Units of Measurement

If the burden of two systems of measurement for common quantities…

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Wound Rotor Induction Motors

A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…

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